It had long been assumed that there was some probable link between low level maintenance of oral hygiene and elevated risk of suffering cardiac arrest.

However, the clear relation between the two things have been found, which elucidates that why not brushing teeth on a regular interval can put one at a risk of suffering heart attack.

Dental scientist from Bristol University has been able to discover that a common bacterium that starts the progression of tooth decay and gum disease can enter the bloodstream and further start forming clots in the blood.

As a result, clot formation in the blood can lead to heart attack or stroke, which jointly becomes a cause of over 200,000 casualties in Britain each year.

A majority of times, Streptococcus virus remains in the mouth; however, at any point, if a person suffers bleeding gums, the bacterium enters the bloodstream.

On the surface, this particular bacterium uses a protein, which forces blood platelets to stick together in one, so as to offer protection to itself.

Professor of Oral Microbiology, Howard Jenkinson said that it was for the foremost time that a means from single bacterium had demonstrated to activate platelets and then eventually spread them all over.